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BUGGlobal X Cybersecurity ETF

Options Analysis Report

AUM $1.6B|NASDAQ

● 2026-08-31$43.74

BULLISH

Analysis: 2026-08-28 EOD data

1Y +30.0%YTD +47.0%7D +11.3%

Options Vol

1,047

30D

Implied Move

±9.9%

IV Rank

40%

BUG Options Overview

bullish flow with unusual activity. No clear edge detected.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Balanced conditions with no clear edge

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BUG Gamma Walls

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BUG Hedge Radar

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Full Hedge Radar

Fragility reads low; protection is priced cheap. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where BUG sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.73) — the move being priced is 1.90x this name's own median 15-trading-day move, and downside puts carry 5.6 IV points LESS than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 15-trading-day realized moves (489 overlapping windows). Fragility reads resilient (2.5): it is trading 18% above its hedge wall on a wall graded HIGH for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

3.73/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

2.50/ 10resilient

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

5.5

ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 58.0% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 0.72x — IV ≤ HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 76% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 0.94x — contango

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 36.5% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 75.4% (ATM 36.5% + spread 19.4% + bias) — fair

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 25.41% (spread 19.44% + slippage 5.97%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 3.21 (vega 6.244 / spread 19.44%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

6.9

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksBullish - Strong signal (Conviction: +10%, Raw: +11%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +10% (bullish) — Raw: +11%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 41.8% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew +39.6%, OI skew +41.8% — aligned

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 0%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: +14%, ATM: +5%, OTM: +13% — bullish (ITM/ATM aligned)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 17% — very bullish vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

3.6

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks2/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 0.9x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 3.4% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

OI Build

≥5%

OI change +8.7% (5d) — building

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 61% — active vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 0% — mostly retail

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 32% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +10 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

2.9

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 19.4% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 30,500 — adequate

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 1,047/day — adequate

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.97 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 82% — much wider than sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 264.6 contracts (bid:133.8 ask:130.8) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 5.97% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.7

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks5/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope -6.0% — contango

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 58% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink -1.8pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 241.08 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

3 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

safe window: No earnings detected

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +10% @ 55% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 30 (ITM 20% + inst 0%) — retail dominated

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.8

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Long Puts4.5

bearishIV fair, bullish flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put5.3

bullishIV fair, bullish flow

Covered Call4.0

bearishIV fair, bullish flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Aug 31, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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